AU2001274592B2 - Method for filling, apparatus for filling, and container for filling and packaging - Google Patents
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Description
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o METHOD FOR FILLING, FILLING MACHINE, AND CONTAINER FOR PACKING AND FILLING CTECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to a method for filling containers, which includes coating a barrier layer, e.g. of silicon oxides, to an inner wall of the container.
The invention also relates to a filling machine and a container for packing and filling.
BACKGROUND ART 7 Over the years, flexible packing lamination material and glass and plastic bottles have been used for liquid food packing. A typical packing container for 0 o milk, juice, refined sake, mineral water and other drinks, for example, a gable-top paper packaging container of a laminated packaging material consisting of a fibrous substrate (for example, paper) and a plastic material layer is produced by cutting a blank from a web-shaped paper packaging material having crease lines in a predetermined configuration, folding the web and creating a lengthwise seal, sterilizing the inside of the container by ultraviolet radiation and chemical disinfectation with hydrogen peroxide after a seal is created at the bottom of the lengthwise folded blanks, drying the inside of the container after removal of the hydrogen peroxide. The partially completed container is then filled with a content of milk, juice or other drink from an upper part opening, whereupon the upper part is sealed. Packing container product information is printed on an exterior surface of the packaging material. If long-term preservation of the liquid is necessary or desired, a suitable barrier layer is laminated onto the inside of the packaging material. An alternative technique of directly depositing a barrier layer onto the inner faces of a formed container is known from (WO 9842891).
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION The present invention provides a filling method which includes supplying a barrier layer forming raw material a barrier material precursor gas) into the inside of a container having a side wall and a bottom, with the bottom and a portion of the side wall being formed from a sheet-shaped paper lamination material, irradiating the inside with high energy radiation from a high energy irradiation source inserted in the container through an opening in the container such that the barrier material precursor gas forms a barrier layer on an inner
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COMS ID No: SBMI-02585431 Received by IP Australia: Time 18:08 Date 2006-02-06 06/02 '06 MON 16:59 FAX 61 2 9888 7600 WATERMARK ID007 2 surface of the container, the high energy radiation at the same time sterilizing the inside of the container, and discharging residual gas barrier material precursor gas and by-product gas created during irradiation from the container inside during a subsequent filling operation of the container with a liquid food.
S 5 In a preferred embodiment of this invention, the filling method includes coating a barrier layer on the whole container inside, except for an area at an N upper inside zone where a heat sealable polymer surface is exposed on the in inside of the container thereby to allow forming of a seal.
In a further embodiment of this invention, a filling machine includes a filling ci nozzle arranged for filling a liquid food into the inside of a container through an 0 oinsert from an opening of the container, a high energy ray irradiation source ]arranged for irradiating the inside of the container inside before subsequent filling of the container, a feeding route arranged for supplying a barrier layer forming material (barrier material precursor gas) into the inside of the container, wherein the filling nozzle is provided along with the feeding route or is provided with the route in common, before or during the filling of a liquid food to the container inside, residual precursor gas and/or by-product gas is discharged from the container inside.
In another embodiment of this invention, a container for packing and filling formed from a sheet-shaped paper lamination material includes a barrier layer which, just before the filling, is formed by means of irradiation of a high energy ray on a container inside, where the inside of the formed container includes the discontinuous surface of the side wall and the bottom.
In preferred embodiment of the container for packing and filling, the barrier layer includes a SiOx layer, in which the x has range of 1.5-2.5.
In preferred embodiment of this invention, the high-energy radiation source is an ultraviolet radiation source, and includes at least one excimer ultraviolet lamp emitting high-energy radiation ray within the wavelength range of ultraviolet radiation.
With containers formed by folding and bending sheet-like substrates, the container cavity will exhibit slits, gaps, exposed end faces, small grooves, and/or small cracks. Where the barrier layer is formed prior to forming of the containers, as is the case with most conventional containers for packing and filling, the barrier COMS ID No: SBMI-02585431 Received by IP Australia: Time 18:08 Date 2006-02-06 08/02 '06 MON 17:00 FAX 61 2 9888 7600 WATERMARK o008 INO 3 o layer does not extend to such discontinuities With the method of creating the A interior barrier layer of the invention, the end faces, grooves, cracks, gaps and etc. are covered by the barrier layer, and a continuous barrier layer can be formed.
v.0 S 5 Because, by means of an embodiment of the invention, the continual barrier layer is formed on the innermost layer coming in contact with a contents i product, aroma and flavours of liquid food product is unlikely to be degraded. A container manufactured as per the invention can be filled with very sensitive r- contents products such as juice, tea.
The gas feeding route for the barrier layer forming raw material (barrier o materials precursor gas) may be provided used in common or shared with the filling the nozzle for liquid food. This allows a faster shift from the feeding step of barrier layer forming raw material (barrier materials precursor gas), to the filling step of the liquid food, thus speeding up the entire process.
In addition, during the filling of liquid food, residual barrier materials precursor gas or by-product gas is effectively discharged automatically from the container inside.
If necessary, after the filling of liquid food, an aseptic gas such as nitrogen gas can be incorporated by blowing same into an opening just before sealing of container.
According to embodiments of the invention, the container inside is sterilized by irradiation of high-energy ray, because the liquid food is immediately filled in aseptic condition without using chemical disinfectant, e.g. hydrogen peroxide. In addition, the energy can be effectively used.
A use-by date and a quality guarantee period can be extended by sterilizing the container inside according to an embodiment of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an embodiment of a filling machine according to this invention, which fills a paper container formed from a sheet-shaped packing lamination material.
FIG. 2 is an alternative embodiment of a filling machine according to this invention, which fills a bottle-shaped container. FIG. 2 also shows supplying a COMS ID No: SBMI-02585431 Received by IP Australia: Time 18:08 Date 2006-02-06 06/02 '06 MON 17:00 FAX 61 2 9888 7600 WATERMARK 0oos 0 4 barrier layer forming raw material (barrier materials precursor gas) in the container inside.
o3 FIG. 3 is an embodiment illustrating liquid food filled in the container and thereby discharging residual barrier layer forming raw material (barrier materials o 5 precursor gas) and by-product gas from the container inside.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION SIn this invention, an example of the structure of the packing lamination materials is printing layer/outermost layer of water proofing thermoplastic material/paper layer/blend layer of polyamide/adhesive layer/heat sealable polymer layer (polyolefin).
o The polyolefin includes low-density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low-density polyethylene by a metallocene catalyst (mLLDPE) etc. The blend of polyamide includes a mixture of nylon MXD-6 and nylon PA-6.
At first, in the example of the filling method according to this invention, web-shaped packing lamination materials are prepared, are cut in a predetermined configuration from the materials and blanks are formed. Then, the bottom is sealed, and the blank with the bottom (an opening container) is formed.
The container has an opening portion in the upper part.
The filling process is done by one step or a plurality of steps.
In the upper part of the opening container, high energy is irradiated from a high-energy source of excimer ultraviolet radiation electron beam (EB), plasma and etc, before the filling of contents product and the sealing of the opening of the container. Along with the irradiation, the barrier layer forming raw material gas (barrier materials precursor gas) is supplied into the container inside.
By the irradiation, a coating of the barrier layer is formed rapidly on the inside of the container.
The barrier layer forming raw material gas includes, for example, vaporized organic silicon compounds such as tetramethyl disiloxane (TMDSO) and hexamethyl disiloxane (HMDSO). In one case a layer of SiOx is formed on the inner wall.
In addition, when a material including carbon is supplied, a diamond-like carbon layer is formed by an exposure (irradiation) of the energy source. The processes may be done under atmospheric conditions.
COMS ID No: SBMI-02585431 Received by IP Australia: Time 18:08 Date 2006-02-06 06/02 '06 MON 17:00 FAX 61 2 9888 7600 WATERMARK 1 010 The upper part of the container can be protected from the irradiation of the (high-energy ray (exposure) in order to express the sealable polyolefin. By the protection, a better seal becomes possible.
By the irradiation (exposure) of high-energy ray from the energy source, o 5 microbes are eliminated substantially. The coating face side becomes aseptic.
In an example as in FIG. 1 according to this invention, the filling machine includes filling nozzle filling product contents (liquid food) into the container inside, a high energy ray irradiation source (not shown) to irradiate the container inside with a high energy ray before filling and, a feeding route (not shown) supplying barrier layer forming raw material gas (barrier materials o precursor gas) in the container inside.
The high energy ray irradiation source is added to the circumference side outside the tube-like shape filling nozzle. The supply port of a feeding route and the filling exit of liquid contents product are arranged downward.
The tubular filling nozzle and the high-energy ray irradiation source are inserted in the container from the upper part opening. The monomer (precursor) gas of the barrier layer forming raw material is blown into the container inside.
The high-energy ray is irradiated to form the barrier layer.
Aseptic air from an optional removal exit removes the oxidized by-product during or after the irradiation of the energy ray. The aseptic air cools the surface.
After forming the barrier layer, the liquid contents product passes though a filling valve and is filled. Subsequently the filling valve leaves from the container after the filling. The container upper part is sealed finally. With the barrier layer formation, very little leakage from the bottom of the container inside is shielded.
Superior aroma barrier property is given to the package.
Even if the barrier layer is not formed in the upper part of a container, the combination with the blend layer of polyamide of this embodiment gives extremely preferable oxygen barrier performance in the container.
The barrier layer formation reduces absorption of a flavor ingredient.
Moreover, tnat the barrier layer covers the contact surface with contents product is meaningfully important.
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SIn the container upper part, there is no direct contact with the contents product. The uncovered face is very small, and the comparable small top face oD does not influence aroma absorption.
In addition, when an opening device is sealed with the container before the o 5 filling, the inside of the opening device is coated with the barrier layer and, the barrier performance of the opening device is improved along with the barrier layer Sof the container.
SIn a preferred embodiment of this invention, the container may have bottle shapes as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3. A container of this embodiment may include material such as polyethylene, polypropylene, copolymer of Spolypropylene, copolymer of polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, copolymer of polyethylene terephthalate or a mixture thereof.
The container may be a final shaped container and a preform.
The barrier layer forming raw material (barrier materials precursor gas) is supplied, as shown in FIG. 2, from a feeding route The barrier layer forming raw material is a mixed gas. It is prepared by mixing an oxidizer gas and a carrier gas and an organo-silicon precursor gas. The organo-silicon precursor gas may include at least one organo-silicon, organosiloxane or a mixture thereof. For example, the organo-silicon precursor gas includes hexamethyl-disilane, tetramethyl-disiloxane and hexamethyl-disiloxane.
The oxidizer gas may be a gas of nitrous oxide or oxygen. The carrier gas includes argon, nitrogen or helium.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the material of the polymer container must be transparent for high energy ray of ultraviolet radiation because the high energy ray is irradiated from the outside of the container to the gaseous mixture of the container inside.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the SiOx barrier layer from the mixed gas is coated on the internal wall of the container. A general description of a chemical reaction of irradiation gas including precursor including oxygen is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,753,818.
While, as shown in FIG. 3, the liquid food is filled by filling nozzle which is used with the feeding route in common or is provided along the feeding COMS ID No: SBMI-02585431 Received by IP Australia: Time 18:08 Date 2006-02-06 06/02 '06 MON 17:01 FAX 61 2 9888 7600 WATERMARK 012 D 7
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Sroute residual gas in the inside of the container is removed from the opening (1 a) of the container 0) The container is surrounded substantially by means of plural ultraviolet radiation source In preferred specific embodiment, the ultraviolet radiation o 5 source is a cylindrical excimer lamp emitting an ultraviolet ray having the designated wavelength. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the technology of excimer ultraviolet radiation is used in order to irradiate the 'T gaseous mixture, which forms the SiOx barrier layer inside of the container.
For example, in the embodiment, the thickness of the SiOx barrier layer is about 50-500 nanometers. The present invention should not be limited by the o specific range of the embodiment.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The filling method, the filling machine and the container for packing and filling according to this invention are used in order to pack cow's milk, juice, refined sake, shochu, mineral water and liquid food of other drink.
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1. A method of filling food containers, including: supplying a barrier layer forming raw material gas into an inside of a o container having a side wall and a bottom, with the bottom and the side wall being formed from a sheet-shaped fibrous substrate lamination material; N irradiating the inside of the container with high energy radiation from a high Ienergy irradiation source inserted into the container through an opening in the container such as to form a barrier layer on an inner surface of the container and _at the same time sterilize the inside of the container; and discharging residual barrier layer forming raw material gas or/and by- Cproduct gas created during irradiation from the inside of the container during filling of liquid food into the inside of the container.
2. The filling method according to claim 1, wherein the filling method includes coating of the barrier layer on the entire inside of the container, except an upper inside portion of the container so that a heat sealable polymer surface remains exposed on the upper inside of the container.
3. A filing machine, including: a filling nozzle arranged for filling a liquid food product into a container, the container having a sidewall and a bottom, with the bottom and the side wall being formed from a sheet-shaped fibrous substrate lamination material; a high energy ray irradiation source arranged for insertion into the inside of the container from an opening in the container and for irradiating the container inside before a filling operation of the container with the liquid food; and a feeding route arranged for supplying a barrier layer forming raw material gas to the inside of the container, the feeding route incorporating the filling nozzle or being separate therefrom, wherein the filling machine is further arranged such that residual raw material gas or a by-product gas formed during irradiation is discharged from the inside of the container during filling thereof with the liquid food. COMS ID No: SBMI-02585431 Received by IP Australia: Time 18:08 Date 2006-02-06 06/02 '06 MON 17:01 FAX 61 2 9888 7600 WATERMARK Z014 9 IND 0 0
4. A filling machine according to claim 3, wherein, the high-energy radiation source is ultraviolet radiation source, and includes at least one excimer ultraviolet IND o lamp emitting high-energy radiation ray within the wavelength range of ultraviolet radiation. ci A food container formed from a sheet-shaped fibrous substrate lamination material, including: _a side wall and a bottom, with the bottom and the side wall being formed from the sheet-shaped lamination material; and a barrier layer which is formed immediately before a filling operation of the container with food from a barrier forming raw material gas by means of irradiation with high energy radiation from a high energy ray irradiation source inserted into the container through an opening thereof.
6. A container for packing and filling according to claim 5, wherein the barrier layer includes a SiOx layer, in which the x has range of 1.5-2.5.
7. A method for filling a container, including: introducing a barrier layer forming raw material gas into an interior of a container formed at least in part from a paper lamination material; positioning a high energy irradiation source in the interior of the container; irradiating the interior with high energy radiation from the high energy irradiation source such that the barrier layer forming raw material gas forms a barrier layer on an inner surface of the container; discharging residual barrier layer forming raw material gas or/and by- product gas created during irradiation from the interior of container; and introducing liquid food into the interior of the container. COMS ID No: SBMI-02585431 Received by IP Australia: Time 18:08 Date 2006-02-06 06/02 '06 MON 17:02 FAX 61 2 9888 7600 WATERMARK M015 O O
8. The filling method according to claim 7, wherein the liquid food is introduced into the interior of the container through a fill nozzle. vO ci DATED this 6th day of February 2006 IC TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS FINANCE S.A. o WATERMARK PATENT TRADE MARK ATTORNEYS S290 BURWOOD ROAD HAWTHORN VICTORIA 3122 AUSTRALIA CJS/NXC COMS ID No: SBMI-02585431 Received by IP Australia: Time 18:08 Date 2006-02-06
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